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This large hotel sits amid the famous palm groves of Elx. The rooms are in bungalows set in luxuriant gardens. The facilities include pool, tennis courts and indoor football.

In the heart of this premier golf resort, the Hyatt Regency is a favourite with sports stars and other celebrities. It is also well geared toward families.

Beautiful rooms, attentive service and thoughtful details make La Casa Vieja the perfect country retreat. There’s a huge fireplace to huddle round in winter, an excellent restaurant, and a pool.

Tucked down a quiet street in the heart of the city, this is one of the best bargains on the Costa Blanca. The rooms, though impersonal, are well equipped, and the bathrooms are stuffed with goodies worthy of an expensive hotel. There’s a good bar and restaurant, and staff are unfailingly helpful and courteous.

A pretty, whitewashed hotel at the very top of this magical village offers eight rooms and 10 stylishly decorated self-catering apartments. The views across the ochre rooftops are breathtaking.

This sleepy medieval village offers little visitor accommodation aside from this large campsite, set among trees close to the river. As well as tent and caravan pitches, it rents out cabins. Facilities include bar, restaurant, supermarket and laundry.

Overlooking the beautiful coves of Las Rotes, and on the fringes of the fabulous Montgó Natural Park, this family-run hotel has rooms and self-catering bungalows, most with views of the sea or the mountains. There’s a small gym, a pool, tennis courts and a restaurant.

Overlooking the prestigious La Sella golf course in the foothills of the Montgó Natural Park, this is one of the most luxurious resorts in the whole region. The spa is one of the finest in Spain.

For the ultimate in luxurious self-catering accommodation, look no further than Las Lomas, part of the prestigious La Manga resort. The 60 or so apartments are clustered round a golf course, and a fabulous spa offers the latest treatments.

This online company lets villas, apartments and bungalows around Torrevieja. Airport pickups are included in the price. Most properties are in the modern Ciudad Quesada resort, which has its own golf course, and is close to beaches and the Lagunas de la Mata.